SUPPORT FOR H.R. 7
(House of Representatives - January 24, 2017)

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SUPPORT FOR H.R. 7
(Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to support H.R. 7,
the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.
H.R. 7 codifies policies that have been enacted for more than 30
years, on a case-by-case basis, that prohibit the Federal funding of
abortion, including the Hyde amendment, which prohibits funding for
elective abortion coverage through any program funded through the
annual Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Act; the Smith
FEHBP amendment, which prohibits funding for health plans that include
elective abortion coverage for Federal employees; the Dornan amendment,
which prohibits the use of congressionally appropriated funds for
abortion in the District of Columbia; and the restrictions on elective
abortion funding through the Peace Corps and Federal prisons.
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